Jamais Cascio, co-founder of World Changing and my colleague at Institute for the Future, writes:
I got tired over 2006 seeing people like Kunstler, Lovelock, and the various and sundry apocophiles out there talking about the end of the world, so I thought it might be worth laying out an Apocalypse Richter Scale of sorts. That way, when we talk about the end of all things, we can be sure we're all on the same page about just how bad it would be. After all, not all apocalypses are created equal.
My proposed scale starts with Class 0 (regional devastation), then ranges from standard Classes 1 (civilization ruined, but not eliminated) through 5 (planet sterilized), with the added fun of a "Class X" apocalypse — post-Singularity beings disassembling the planet to make computronium.
Previously on BB:
• Apocalypse fever in New York Magazine Link
• Top 10 Ways the World Will End Link
• Home sweet apocalypse-resistant home Link
• Photoshopped apocalypse cities Link
